Category: Korea
Status of Scrapped Korean Talks Uncertain
The status of much-anticipated, high-level talks between North and South Korea remains uncertain, a day after they were called off at the last minute because of a [...]
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N Korea cracks down on defections, swelling prisons with those caught trying to flee
North Korea’s prison population has swelled in recent years with those caught fleeing the country under a crackdown on defections by young leader Kim Jong Un, according [...]
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N Korea won’t pick up phone after talks rift: South
North Korea played hard to get on Wednesday following the scrapping of high-level talks with South Korea, refusing to answer calls from Seoul on a recently restored [...]
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N Korea’s Dialogue With the South Collapses
Just days after North and South Korea agreed to hold their first high-level government meeting in six years, the plans appear to have collapsed over a disagreement about [...]
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Korean Ex-Official Accused of Interfering in Election
State prosecutors said on Tuesday that they would indict a former chief of the South Korean National Intelligence Service on charges of illegally trying to influence the [...]
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Korea’s Immigration Problem
In a move to make South Korea economically competitive, President Park Geun-hye last month proposed a liberalisation of some of her country’s immigration rules. These [...]
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Hagel, Dempsey Discuss N Korea, Iran, Cyber Challenges
North Korea remains a dangerous and unpredictable country, and the United States needs to be prepared for every option and contingency, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told a [...]
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S. Korea wonders who’s coming to talk
On the eve of what are scheduled to be the first high-level talks between North and South Korea for six years, it was still unclear exactly who would be doing the talking. As [...]
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Korea’s tourism industry hit by decline in Japanese visitors
South Korea used to be a dream destination for many Japanese tourists – with the two capitals less than one hour away by flight. But recent diplomatic and economic [...]
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UN Expert Criticises Korea on Human Rights
A top United Nations expert slammed South Korea for cracking down on human-rights workers, arguing that the country’s laws enable unwarranted prosecution of activists, [...]
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Rwanda signs 4G internet deal with Korea’s KT Corp
Rwanda on Monday signed a deal with South Korea’s largest telecoms provider KT Corp to roll out high-speed 4G Internet to most of its citizens within three years. [...]
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Korea Approves Nuclear Reactor Restart as Shortage Looms
South Korea, facing its worst power shortage, approved the resumption of a nuclear reactor shut down for almost eight months due to faulty safety equipment. The Hanbit No. 3 [...]
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Samsung Electronics drops 3pct on mobile growth worries
Shares of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) extended losses and fell more than 3 percent on Tuesday as concerns over weakening sales growth of its flagship Galaxy S4 [...]
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Korea’s KT to spend $2.65B upgrading network, creating jobs
KT Corporation said it will spend 3 trillion won (US$2.65 billion) to upgrade its communications network, and create 25,000 jobs over the next five years. According to Yonhap [...]
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N. Korea set to start development project in Mt. Kumgang: NK magazine
North Korea is set to start a massive construction project near the scenic Mt. Kumgang area as part of the country’s plan to develop the area as a [...]
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